Yesterday, Kensington turned FIVE! She gets to have a little friend party tomorrow and then our family will celebrate this Saturday, so on her actual birthday, we let her do her favorite things. It was such a wonderful day!
Back in August, I was tired of hearing Kensington say, “it’s almost my birthday, so can I ____”. And the blank was usually filled with things like “eat ice cream for dinner”, “wear my swimsuit to church”, “stay up late”, etc. I made this little calendar one day after she said, “it’s almost my birthday, so can you go make my cake”…and we had 34 days to go. She has loved marking off each day when she wakes up :).
Andrew, Smith and I went in to wake her up and sing Happy Birthday!
Downstairs, we had her gifts from us, a little banner, donuts and flowers. Her favorite things.
Yum!
Here she is marking off her last day before we head to church.
This guy cracked me up yesterday! He spent the entire day telling us how he is going to do his birthday differently. For starters, he said his birthday will not fall on a Sunday because he doesn’t want to go to church on his birthday, he wants to play with Nixon all day. Then he said he doesn’t want any cakes, cookies or cupcakes, just pizza all day. When I asked him where I would put his candle, he said, “in my pizza, mom”. He also told me there would be no princess or mermaid talk on his birthday…we will all have to talk about superheroes all day. January 18 sounds so fun, right?!?! 😉
At Sunday school 🙂
He’s trying to kiss her!
Kensington wanted pancakes for her birthday lunch…donuts, pancakes, why not? You’re only five once. This is us in front of the restaurant. I love these crazies!
🙂
Mama had a large pumpkin spice latte in honor of that c-section scar I received 5 years ago.
The waitress brought out K’s pancakes with a candle :).
Such a fun lunch with my family of four! We took a moment and talked about sweet Ashby and prayed that she’ll be with us next year.
Kensington’s request for her birthday was to make brownies, order pizza, have Ebby Lee spend the night and watch Miss America on TV. That sounded like the perfect night to me! (And again, Smith rolled his eyes. Everyone pray for me this January 18 when it’s pizza 24 hours straight with Smith and Nixon…most likely both wearing superhero costumes!).
For dinner, Kensington wanted Dominoes Pizza and basic brownies. Yes, the child of a foodie blogger was keepin’ things simple. They wanted to eat their pizza on the floor and have a “picnic”, so I agreed. And yes, Smith is wearing his footie pajamas from two years ago…he could barely stand up straight in them. For some reason, that was the outfit of choice yesterday.
It was such a special little day.
Happy Birthday Kensington!
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Julie C. says
Looks like she had such a special day. Happy Birthday Kensington!! And I LOVE that you pointed out Smith's pj's from 2 yrs ago…I thought my kids were the only ones that did stuff like that!!! HA HA!
Slightly Askew Designs says
Such a fun day! Love that she got all of her favorite things and LOVED hearing Smith's take on it all 🙂 Have you had to start Smith's countdown calendar yet??? hahaha
Tara G. says
When my son turned five, we were still in Kyiv. We rode every mode of transportation the city offered and then had Dominoes ( which tastes better there for some reason!). And that was the year of fighter jets….how cool to try on your daddy's flight helmet with friends, right?! Little boys are a riot, but tea parties are more my speed! It's so fun to let them plan the day…rejoicing with you (& praying!)!
Alison @ Get Your Pretty On says
Aww, what a sweet day for your little beauty! I love that you celebrated your c-section scar with that latte. 🙂
Jennifer Cannon says
Laying in my bed, alone in our house, cracking up at all the smith comments , meanwhile, the dog is going crazy thinking mommy is hurt. But no, just laughing at funny, funny smith!!
He cracks me up!
Hope that sweet angel had a fun day!
What a blessed mommy you are.
xoxo
Jennifer
Sheaffer {Pinterest Told Me To} says
Awwwww! I just love this post! Smith is HILARIOUS with how he's planning on running his birthday. And yes, you will need some prayers. What a fun day to celebrate Miss K!
Rachel says
donuts, pancakes, Dominos, and brownies—only 5 years old, but she knows how to do a birthday right! 😉
such a fun day!
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Tab & Erika says
My favorite part of Kensington's birthday…you celebrating your c-section scar with that big cup of coffee!! Hope she had a great day!! Looks like E had a blast celebrating! She was so excited! She told me her favorite place is Kensington's house…ouch!! ha ha!
Laci Murray says
I have a little girl who turned 5 this month! Happy Birthday Kensington!!!
Julie Heath says
What a cute day! Donuts & Pancakes in one day, that is my kind of girl! 🙂
p.s. I saw Michael Buble' in concert last night… AMAZING! A must see for sure 🙂
Liz/happymommy says
Such a fun day for a super sweet girl! Love Smith's plans for his bday, it's going to be a fun one!!!
Simi @ themicroharvest.com says
Happy Birthday Kensington! Looks like a great celebration. I think doughnuts are a birthday morning essential 🙂
Jaren says
What a fun, awesome day!
Maureen SIM says
I love this little day. What a sweet girl you have!
Laura says
Smith's comments and jammies cracked me up! Looks like Kensington had a great day! Such a sweet family.
RachelZoe says
Shay, you are the best mom!! What a special day for such a special little girl! 🙂 what a great idea to let her do everything she wanted on her real bday and then celebrate on other days with her friends and family!!
Happy Birthday, Kensington!!
Xoxo
Rachel
Sarah E @ theteacherswife.com says
Looks like y'all had a wonderful day celebrating Kensington! Smith was quite the trooper! 🙂
{Jessica} says
Happy Birthday, Kensington! She is such a doll:) And her birthday looks like the perfect day to me. Donuts, pancakes, pizza and brownies? Yum!:)
{Hi Sugarplum!} says
ohmygosh — her sweet face blowing out the candles!!! Precious girl.
Amy Lynn says
Happy birthday beautiful Kensington!! I've been waiting all week to tell you that I share her bday…except yesterday, I turned 30!! I am freaked bout turning 30, but thankful that I survived my 29th year, much of which was spent in the hospital for necrotizing fasciitis. Looks like you guys had amazing day yesterday!!
Narci D says
Aw! What a very special day!! Happy Birhday to one of very favorite girls! We love you very much!! 🙂
Courtney says
Birthdays sound like such a fun, special occasion at your house. Love reading about how Smith would do things boy-style. 🙂
hillary says
I love your blog Shay! Happy birthday Kensington!
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Audrey says
God bless little Kensington on her very special 5th birthday! You are such a loving, wonderful mom; no doubt she had the best day ever! 🙂
Kari Elle says
Happy birthday pretty girl! 🙂
mel @ the larson lingo says
Such a fun day that Kensington had! Love all her requests! Happy birthday sweet girl!!!!
Caroline says
so glad it was a great day Shay!!
Amber Sanders says
I LOVE this! I think kid's birthday's are such a special day for both them and us and I love allowing them to have all of their favorites on their special day. I am stealing that idea for sure! My son loves that we always do balloons and streamers over his door and when he breaks the streamers open he is officially a year old 🙂 Can't wait to see the post after Smith's birthday 🙂
RebeccaLynn17 says
Happy 5th Birthday to sweet Kensington!! That looked like an absolutely perfect day for her!
Maureen W. (Maryland) says
What a great way to celebrate being 5! All of the details you described will be wonderful memories for them in the future. I also love that Ashby was with you in spirit, even if not in your loving arms yet. XOXO